Matthew 13:42:12Matt.13.42.W12TAB
κλαυθμὸς
klauthmos
“weeping”
- Transliteration
- klau-THMOS
- Extended
- klau-tʰmohs
- IPA
- /klau̯tʰˈmos/
Meaning by language
- English
- weeping
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
klau-THMOS
- sentence
kai ba-LOU-sin au-TOUS eis tên KA-mi-non tou py-ROS e-KEI ES-tai ho klau-THMOS kai ho bryg-MOS tôn o-DON-tōn
Exegesis
Estai {ἔσται | É-stai} functions as a future existential verb (“there will be”), taking two nominative substantives in parallel, ho klauthmos {ὁ κλαυθμὸς | ho klau-thmós} and ho brugmos ton odonton {ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων | ho bryg-mós tôn o-dón-tōn}, which depict emotional and physical torment. The repetition of the article ho before each noun creates a balanced, rhythmic structure that heightens the vividness of the scene. In translation, the two Greek clauses are rendered as two sentences to keep the sequence clear, while preserving the explicit noun phrases “weeping” and “gnashing of teeth” to maintain the traditional, concrete portrayal of judgment.
Root and etymology
klaiokappa–lambda–alpha–iota–omega
“to weep, lament aloud”
In context — Matthew 13:42
And they will throw them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:42:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 13:42, so the Greek word κλαυθμὸς (klauthmos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.13.42.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.42.W12.S1) and character.